The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

A copy of the famous statue can be found in this Florence piazza, along with one of the most breathtaking views of the city below.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This ancient Roman prison is decorated with an upside-down cross not as blasphemy but as saintly tribute.

A Nesting Doll of Churches.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.

The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.

A hotel with a rich Wild West history of miners and bootleggers.

This spectacular track has run continuously since 1882.

Most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest.

A phenomenal assembly of pueblos in New Mexico is the most complete example of ancient ruins north of the border.

Surrounded by a hundred mile radius of billboards, Little America is a roadside attraction whose primary appeal is hospitality.

This mining town boomed in the Atomic Age when uranium was gold, only to be abandoned when the industry collapsed.

Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

This tea house was a hand-built gift from Boulder's sister city in Tajikstan.

A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.